Testing Internet connectin programatically

PeterH

I am developing a web service client as a VB.Net Windows Forms
application. I need to test whether the computer running my application
has an open Internet connection and, if so, whether it is a fast one or
a slow dial-up. What would be the best way to do that in managed code?

Peter

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Anand[MVP]

The most foolproof way is to connect to a Internet server using the
WebRequest class. You can even test relative speed to find out the connection
quality if you have average response times available.

Rgd,
Anand
VB.NET MVP
http://www.dotnetindia.com

"PeterH" wrote:

I am developing a web service client as a VB.Net Windows Forms
application. I need to test whether the computer running my application
has an open Internet connection and, if so, whether it is a fast one or
a slow dial-up. What would be the best way to do that in managed code?

Peter

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PeterH

Yes, thanks. That works.

Peter

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